We are getting spoiled with increased UI capabilities, partially thanks to the efforts from the W3C community group Open UI. One of those features is the customizable select. This new capability for selects seems to love new CSS features, and that love is mutual. This presentation is a love letter to W3C community groups, new […]

Many AI agents struggle in practice – not because LLMs lack capability, but because we often overestimate what they can handle without thoughtful design. But as soon as we try to make these systems genuinely useful, it becomes clear that effective outcomes still depend on deliberate, rigorous design. This talk reframes what “design” means when […]

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Kubernetes is the standard for scaling containers, but bridging the gap between local and production environments can be challenging. Enter Podman and Podman Desktop, open source CNCF Sandbox projects that simplify container workflows. In this session, you’ll learn how Podman Desktop, a GUI compatible with Podman, Docker, and Lima, empowers developers to build, run, and […]

How do you connect what your team builds with how your users feel? Well, it requires moving beyond feature delivery to creating product experiences that are usable, valuable, and desirable. Product experience mapping is a practical approach that helps defining a product-specific canvas to build a clear experience vision and a break-down into actionable parts. […]

As a marketplace business, Slevomat faces a real threat from AI. This talk shares the practical steps we are taking to turn this disruption into a strategic opportunity. We will explore our shift toward AI-powered services and the cultural change required to align our team with this new era. You will see the specific business […]

Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) is an inevitability when working on web accessibility. That said, it’s everyone’s first time learning about ARIA at some point. Here’s everything I wish I knew when I was first getting started, to better understand how to successfully work with the technology.

As AI reshapes how we create, beauty is no longer static, it adapts, responds, and learns. This talk explores a future where aesthetics are intelligent, emotional, and deeply human. We’ll shift from app-centric design, rigid, task-driven, to human-centric design that reflects culture, feeling, and context, when systems understand taste, the designer’s role evolves: no longer […]

AI is transforming how work gets done, but without the right skills, teams risk lower performance, poor decisions, and wasted investments. In this session, Daria will share case studies that will reveal both the business risks of over-relying on AI and the performance gains when leaders get it right. Drawing on her books CLICKING and […]

AI-powered search (AIO) is reshaping how visibility works — and why traditional SEO metrics are no longer sufficient as organic traffic declines. As search engines increasingly generate answers directly, brands may lose clicks while gaining influence. This talk introduces AIO and GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation), explains how they transform user behavior and classic SEO fundamentals, […]